Originals vs. “Originals”: a song-by-song rating of Prince’s originals vs. the versions others recorded.
(June 22, 2019). On Friday, two weeks after what would have been Prince’s 61st birthday – and two weeks after its exclusive release on Tidal – the Prince estate expanded…
That time John “Cougar” Mellencamp channeled James Brown and Mick Jagger…and got an MTV hit!
As part of a private Facebook music group called “Lost Pop Hits (M.I.A.),” I participate in a daily song tournament in which tunes from a given year compete against one…
20 Years Ago: Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way” was supposed to be a No. 1 hit – but bad timing and label greed prevented it.
(June 20, 1999). Have you heard “I Want It That Way” by the Backstreet Boys recently and thought to yourself: “damn that song is still a bop after all these…
One of these acts will be named Top Artist of the Decade; here’s an argument for (and against) the top contenders.
(Updated October 11, 2019). It’s hard to believe, but another decade is soon coming to an end. The 2010s will be morphing into the ‘20s in just a few months…
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Chic’s “Good Times” – the classic that bridged disco and hip-hop – turns 40!
(June 14, 2019). “Leave. your. cares. behind!” These. are. the. Good. Times!” Few tunes have shifted the landscape in popular music as much as the one released by the R&B/disco…